YOUTH S.M

11

Elle

"It's not funny you jackass"

I entered the diner shyly. Instantly, the aroma of pizza and milkshakes stinged my nose. It was an unusual diner with an unusual menu. It was brightly lit and it seemed to have a nice environment. The diner was close to my home so I could easily walk, and the staff here seemed friendly.

I walked straight into the kitchen and was welcomed by a tall lady. As soon as she noticed me, her face glowed.

"Hi you must be Elle"she spoke out. I nodded and grinned hoping to make a good first impression.

"Welcome to our diner Elle. Diane here will help you and show you around. She'll teach you the basics and some ground rules that we have. Oh well- I'll leave you two to it. Good luck Elle"she said as she walks away.

A lovely girl came up to me and was who I assumed Diane. Her curly hair flowed softly onto her shoulders and her hazel eyes beamed. She gave me a slight grin and we immediately started working.

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Washing dishes and serving plates can be really stressful. You need to make sure you don't spill anything. However, my shift was thankfully finally over.

I took off my apron and headed over to Shawn's.

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I crept through the window and made my way into his bedroom. Suddenly the door opened and with the fright I lost my balance and tumbled onto the floor.

"Oh shi- Elle" I looked up to see Shawn making his way towards me. "I see you finally made it"he said giggling.

I huffed.

"It's not funny you jackass."I said as I stood up.

"I'm sorry"he said innocently and engulfed me into a hug. And at that moment all I wanted to do was relax and stay in his arms forever.

We eventually broke our hug and hopped onto his bed.

"So how was your first day missy?"he asked. I shrugged.

"It was okay. Really stressful but I met this nice girl who I work with. Her name is Diane"I said.

I glanced over to Shawn who was lost in tuning his guitar.

God that boy could lost in his guitar in a split of a second.

A smirk formed on his face as he looked back up to me. "So this Diane, is she cute?"he asked.

"Yeah she is. She seems humble just your type"I said.

"Humble? Me? Pfft none sense I can be bad" Shawn muttered. I burst out laughing.

"You bad? Nah sweety. I think you're the most innocent boy I've ever met" I said trying to contain my laughter.

He huffed in annoyance while continuing to play random notes.

"Play me something"I said as I relaxed onto his bed.

"What?"he exclaimed as he looked ar me confused and uneasy.

"I want to hear you sing and play Shawny"I said smiling.

"Fine but only because I can't resist that smile of yours"he said which made me blush a bit.

He straightened himself.

"I started writing this song a few days ago. It still needs work but here-"he muttered as he started singing and playing.

His angelic voice and the sweet tune of the acoustic guitar left me in a trance. It was all so beautiful and serene.

She got a bad reputation

She takes the long way home

  All of my friends seen her naked

    Or so the story goes

      Mistakes we all make them

        But they won't let it go, no

          Cause she got a bad reputation
 
              But I know what they don't

And I don't care what they say about you baby

They don't know what you've been through

And trust me, I could be the one to treat you like a lady

Let me see what's underneath, all I need is you

He looked up to me and gave me a confused look. I couldn't help but smile at him.

"It's beautiful Shawn" I said standing up.

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Shawn

I put down my guitar. Adrenaline was rushing through my veins. I had never sang any of my written songs to anyone.

I felt a sigh of relief as I noticed Elle's smile plastered on her beautiful face.

"You like it?"I asked as I hopped next to her on my bed.

She nodded. "Is it directed at someone particular?"she asked.

You, Elle you

"I don't know, maybe I guess"I said.

Elle rested her head onto my shoulder and we stayed like that together in peaceful silence, until we eventually fell asleep.

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